Spain

King Felipe’s nephew involved in anti-government protest in Madrid

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26th February 2019
Spanish media report that the 20-year-old nephew of the Spanish King, Felipe de Marichalar y Borbón, has been in involved in the ongoing protest against the Spanish government in Madrid. Don Felipe de Marichalar y Borbón is the elder child and only son of Infanta Elena of Spain and Don Jaime de Marichalar. Felipe is fourth in the line of succession to the Spanish throne, after his mother. Don…
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Norway

Happy Birthday, King Harald!

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21st February 2019
His Majesty King Harald of Norway is 82-years-old today. To mark the King’s birthday, a 21-gun salute was fired today at noon from the cannons at Akershus Fortress in Oslo. Many people had turned up to watch the tribute in honour of the King. It is tradition in Norway to…
Denmark

Queen Margrethe to travel on the Dannebrog for summer tour to Køge and Nyborg

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20th February 2019
Queen Margrethe of Denmark is set to sail away on the royal yacht, Her Danish Majesty’s Yacht Dannebrog as part of an annual summer tour of the country. The Queen will make a visit to Køge Municipality respectively on 28 – 29 May and Nyborg Municipality on 31 May. The royal court states that the details of the Queens program will be published later. The annual royal summer tour on the…
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Norway

King Harald and Queen Sonja to visit Chile

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19th February 2019
King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway have accepted the invitation of the President of the Republic of Chile, Sebastián Piñera, to visit the nation on an official state visit. The visit is planned to run from 26th to 31st March. Last year the royals made a state visit to…
Serbia

The Crown Prince Couple of Serbia meet President Trump

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19th February 2019
Crown Prince Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia met with US president Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump in Florida on Monday. The Serbian royals were the president’s guests at the Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach. A statement on the royal webpage states: “Their Royal Highnesses were delighted to see President Donald Trump and Mrs. Melania Trump again. On this occasion…
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Sweden

King Carl XVI Gustaf unveils new bust of poet August Strindberg

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14th February 2019
On Wednesday of this week, His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden unveiled a brand new bust depicting the Swedish poet August Strindberg in the Bernadotte Library at the Royal Palace. Her Majesty Queen Silvia also attended the ceremony. The Librarian of the Bernadotte Library at the Royal Palace, Arvid Jakobsson welcomed the guests before Erik Höök, Museum Director at the Strindberg Museum…
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